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Jacob Sharvit, director of the Marine Archaeology Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority, holds a sword that experts say dates back to the Crusaders in Cesarea, Israel, on Tuesday.

An Israeli scuba diver discovered a sword that likely belonged to a Crusader knight

The amateur scuba diver stumbled upon a bunch of ancient artifacts near his local beach, including a large, 900-year-old iron sword encrusted with marine organisms.

A statue of Abraham Lincoln and a freed slave has been taken down in Park Square in Boston, Mass., after an intense debate and a petition to remove the work.

Statue Of Lincoln With Formerly Enslaved Man At His Feet Is Removed In Boston

"We're pleased to have taken it down this morning," a spokesperson for Mayor Marty Walsh said.

SEAL Charged With War Crimes, City Hall Archives, Top Weekend Events

A U.S. Navy Seal charged with war crimes will not be released before his trial. Also, a look at the archives below San Diego City Hall and this weekend’s top art events.

Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build a virtual reality-based 'metaverse'

Facebook posted on Sunday that the high-skilled workers will help build "the metaverse," a futuristic notion for connecting people online. The social network isn't the only one working on the concept.

Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kelli O'Hara And Richard Thomas

Stream or tune in Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Architecture firm Gómez Platero is leading a $1.5 million project to create a monument to the victims of COVID-19 — the <a href="https://www.gomezplatero.com/en/proyecto/memorial-pandemic/">world's first large-scale memorial</a> to those lost in a pandemic — on the shores of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Hardly Any 1918 Flu Memorials Exist. Will We Remember COVID-19 Differently?

Traditional monuments commemorate politicians or war heroes but rarely victims of disease. We must "mark how profound the catastrophic loss of life has been," says Monument Lab Director Paul Farber.

German Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen), which has a rich crumb thanks to almond paste and an elegant design from sliced apples.

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL'S MILK STREET TELEVISION: Best European Desserts

Stream now or tune in Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Christopher C., 17 in Chinatown, Manhattan.

Asian American teens navigate being themselves as their communities are targeted

Photographer Eric Lee interviewed Asian American teens to learn how they were handling a global health crisis that some blame on their communities.

British author Douglas Adams, left, and Nick Landau read Adams' book <em>The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy</em> in October 1979.

It's been 42 years since 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' answered the ultimate question

The first Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book was published in October 1979. Fans are looking back at how the series has endured in popularity and why it's still relevant.

The Old Globe Theatre is no stranger to adversity. Its theater burned down in 1978 but was rebuilt and reopened.

Old Globe Looks To Shakespeare For Inspiration To Surviving Coronavirus

Theatre quickly moves to online programming

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